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| − | |caption = [[Peter McKenzie]] |
+ | | caption = [[Peter McKenzie]] portrays Elendil in [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy]] |
| − | |name = Elendil |
+ | | name = Elendil |
| − | |othernames = The Tall, The Fair, |
+ | | othernames = The Tall, The Fair, Voronda ([[Quenya|Q.]]), Nimruzîr ([[Adûnaic|A.]]) |
| − | |title = King of all Dúnedain |
+ | | title = [[King of all the Dúnedain|High King]] of the [[Dúnedain]]<br />[[Kings of Arnor|King]] of [[Arnor]]<br />[[Kings of Gondor|King]] of [[Gondor]] |
| − | |birth = [[SA 3119]] |
+ | | birth = [[SA 3119]] |
| − | |rule = [[SA 3320]] |
+ | | rule = [[SA 3320]] – [[SA 3441]] (221 years) |
| + | | death = [[SA 3441]] (aged 322) |
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| − | |death = [[SA 3441]]<ref name=Appendix>''[[The Lord of the Rings]],'' [[Appendix B]]: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Second Age"</ref> |
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| − | |realms = [[Rómenna]], [[Númenor]] |
+ | | realms = [[Rómenna]], [[Númenor]]<br />[[Annúminas]], [[Arnor]]<br />[[Osgiliath]], [[Gondor]] |
| − | |parentage = [[Amandil]] |
+ | | parentage = [[Amandil]] |
| + | | spouse = Unnamed wife |
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| − | |age = 322 |
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+ | | children = [[Isildur]] & [[Anárion]] |
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+ | | weapon = [[Narsil]] ([[sword]]) |
| + | | race = [[Men]] |
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| + | | culture = [[The Faithful|Faithful]] [[Númenoreans]] ([[Lords of Andúnië|Lords]] of [[Andúnië]]) |
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+ | | gender = Male |
| + | | height = 7'11" (2.41 m) |
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| + | | hair = Dark |
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| − | |culture = [[Númenóreans]] ([[House of Elros]])<br/>[[The Faithful]] |
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| − | |actor = [[Peter McKenzie]] |
+ | | actor = [[Peter McKenzie]] |
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| − | '''Elendil''' (also known as '''Elendil the Tall''' or '''Elendil the Fair''', and '''Ælfwine''' "Elf-friend"<ref>Letters 156 (156 To Robert Murray, S.J.), pg</ref>) was the father of [[Isildur]] and [[Anárion]], and the first [[High King of Gondor and Arnor|High King]] of [[Gondor]] and [[Arnor]] and first [[King of all the Dúnedain]]. Elendil was known as the greatest warrior of all the Dúnedain. He was killed by [[Sauron]] in the [[Siege of Barad-dûr]] during the [[War of the Last Alliance]]. |
+ | '''Elendil''' (also known as '''Elendil the Tall''' or '''Elendil the Fair''', and '''Ælfwine''' "Elf-friend"<ref>Letters 156 (156 To Robert Murray, S.J.), pg</ref>) was the son of [[Amandil]], father of [[Isildur]] and [[Anárion]], and the first [[High King of Gondor and Arnor|High King]] of [[Gondor]] and [[Arnor]] and first [[King of all the Dúnedain]]. Elendil was known as the greatest warrior of all the Dúnedain. He was killed by [[Sauron]] in the [[Siege of Barad-dûr]] during the [[War of the Last Alliance]]. |
== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Revision as of 11:31, 29 October 2020
Elendil (also known as Elendil the Tall or Elendil the Fair, and Ælfwine "Elf-friend"[1]) was the son of Amandil, father of Isildur and Anárion, and the first High King of Gondor and Arnor and first King of all the Dúnedain. Elendil was known as the greatest warrior of all the Dúnedain. He was killed by Sauron in the Siege of Barad-dûr during the War of the Last Alliance.
Biography
Life in Númenor
Elendil was born in 3119 of the Second Age in Númenor, son of Amandil, Lord of Andúnië and leader of the "Faithful" (those who remained loyal to the Valar), who maintained a strong friendship with the elves and preserved the old ways against the practices of Ar-Pharazôn and Sauron. For this Sauron hated Amandil, and by extension Elendil, the most out of all the Númenóreans.[2] He was married to an unnamed Númenórean woman no doubt of the same upbringing and noble blood to which they had two sons: Isildur and Anárion. It is not known whether she followed him to Middle-earth after the Fall of Númenor.[2]
When Ar-Pharazôn and Sauron were preparing their assault on Valinor, Amandil told him to gather the Faithful in Romenna and escape to Middle-Earth. Elendil did as his father told him, and gathered the Faithful and their wives and children in 9 ships, and waited just off the coast.[2]
When the Downfall came, the great wave that devoured Númenor was coming towards Romenna when a great storm came out of the West, snapping the sails of his ships and tossing them around in giant waves, and carried him all the way to Middle-Earth.[2]
Founder of Arnor and Gondor
Elendil, his sons Isildur and Anárion, and their supporters fled to Middle-earth at the Downfall of Númenor, sailing east in nine ships and founding the realms of Arnor and Gondor in Middle-earth in SA 3320. With them, they took the Palantiri, the "Seeing Stones" that were given to the Lords of Andúnie by the elves of Tol Eressëa, and a seedling of Nimloth, the White Tree of Númenor.
As he landed on Middle-earth Elendil proclaimed in Quenya: Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta - "Out of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I am come. In this place will I abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world." His heir and 89-great-grandson Aragorn spoke these traditional words again when he took up the crown of Gondor at the beginning of the Fourth Age.
Elendil lived in Arnor, where he founded the city of Annúminas. His son Anárion founded the city of Minas Anor in Anórien, and his son Isildur founded Minas Ithil in Ithilien. Across the Anduin, the city of Osgiliath was built. Across the realms towers were built for the Palantíri, with which the realms kept contact.[3]
Last Alliance of Elves and Men
Elendil with his men during the Last Alliance, as seen in The Fellowship of the Ring
In time Sauron returned to Middle-earth, establishing a stronghold in Mordor, next to Gondor. In SA 3428, he attacked seizing Minas Ithil. Isildur fled north to his father, leaving Anárion in charge of Gondor. In SA 3434, Elendil and Isildur returned south together with the Elven High King Gil-galad and their combined armies, in the Last Alliance of Elves and Men.
After defeating Sauron's armies and advancing into Mordor itself, the armies of Men and Elves settled into a siege of the main tower of Sauron: Barad-dûr. During this siege Anárion was killed.
Elendil's dying body is held by his son, Isildur.
At the end of the long siege in the year SA 3441, Sauron came out to personally do battle with his enemies. Elendil, together with the Elven-king Gil-galad, overthrew Sauron, but they were both killed in the process, and Elendil's sword broke when he fell.[4]
Elendil's son Isildur used his father's broken sword to cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand. Vanquished, Sauron's spirit fled. Isildur built a hidden tomb for his father on the summit of the beacon hill of Halifirien.[3][5]
Legacy
Leading the remnant of The Faithful Númenóreans to Middle-earth, Elendil established strong regimes there and created the great alliance that put an end to Sauron's power for over a thousand years. His bloodline and spirited leadership survived in the Dúnedain of the North and South of Middle-earth, that would in turn sire the brave and heroic Men that would help bring a final end to Sauron in the War of the Ring.[6][7]
Aragorn's battle-cry in the The Lord of the Rings was Elendil!.
The Oath of Elendil
Lyrics, in Quenya:
Et Eärello
Endorenna utúlien
Sinome Maruvan
ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-Metta
Translation:
Out of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I am come.
In this place I will abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world.'"
This oath was sung an age later by Aragorn II Elessar, during his coronation at the end of the War of the Ring.
Portrayal in Adaptations
Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Elendil makes brief appearance in Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring at the Battle of the Last Alliance, and was played by Peter McKenzie. Unlike in the books, Elendil is killed by a blow from Sauron attempting to do battle, instead of in a duel with him alongside Gil-galad. Instead Isildur alone deals the fatal blow to the still-living Sauron by cutting off his fingers with the broken blade of Narsil, and with them the One Ring. Another deviation is Elendil's height; he is shown to be near the same height as most of his troops.
The Lord of the Rings Online
Elendil in The Lord of the Rings Online
Elendil appears in several flashbacks depicting the the War of the Last Alliance. His ultimate fate is more accurate to the books than the film version, showing Elendil and Gil-galad both battling and defeating Sauron at the cost of their lives, with Elendil dealing the killing blow.
Voice Dubbing actors
| Foreign Language | Voice dubbing artist |
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| Portuguese (Brazil) (Television/DVD) | Ivo Roberto |
Etymology
Elendil meant either "Elf-friend" or "Star-lover" in Quenya.
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Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዐለንዲል |
| Arabic | ىلينديل |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Элендзіл |
| Bengali | এলেন্দিল |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Елендил |
| Catalan | Eléndil |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 伊蘭迪爾 |
| Georgian | ელენდილ |
| Greek | Ελενδιλ |
| Gujarati | ઍલેન્દિલ |
| Japanese | エレンディル |
| Hebrew | ילינדיל |
| Hindi | एलेन्दिल |
| Kannada | ಎಲೆನ್ಡಿಲ್ |
| Kazakh | Эленди (Cyrillic) Elendil (Latin) |
| Korean | 엘렌딜 |
| Kurdish | Elendîl (Kurmanji Kurdish) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Элэндил |
| Lao | ແອັແລັນດິລ |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Елендил |
| Marathi | एलेन्डील |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Елендил |
| Nepalese | एलेंडिल |
| Pashto | ېلېندیل |
| Persian | الندیل |
| Russian | Элендиль |
| Sanskrit | एलेन्दिल् |
| Serbian | Елендил (Cyrillic) Elendil (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ඒලෙඳිල් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Елендил |
| Tamil | ஏலெந்தில் |
| Thai | เอเลนดิล |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Еленділ |
| Urdu | ےلےندیل |
| Uzbek | Елендил (Cyrillic) Elendil (Latin) |
| Yiddish | עלענדיל |
| King of all the Dúnedain | ||
| Preceded by None |
Elendil | Succeeded by Isildur |
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| High King of Gondor and Arnor | ||
| Preceded by None |
Elendil | Succeeded by Isildur (regent of Gondor, later High King of the Dúnedain) Anárion (regent of Gondor in name of Elendil and Isildur) |
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| King of Arnor | ||
| Preceded by None |
Elendil | Succeeded by Isildur |
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| King of Gondor | ||
| Preceded by None |
Elendil | Succeeded by Anárion |
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| High Kings of Arnor & Kings of Arthedain | |
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| Arnor | Elendil • Isildur • Valandil • Eldacar • Arantar • Tarcil • Tarondor • Valandur • Elendur • Eärendur |
| Arthedain | Amlaith • Beleg • Mallor • Celepharn • Celebrindor • Malvegil • Argeleb I • Arveleg I • Araphor • Argeleb II • Arvegil • Arveleg II • Araval • Araphant • Arvedui |
| Reunited Kingdom | Aragorn II Elessar • Eldarion |
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Elendil | Isildur & Anárion | Meneldil | Cemendur | Eärendil | Anardil | Ostoher | Rómendacil I | Turambar | Atanatar I | Siriondil | Tarannon Falastur | Eärnil I | Ciryandil | Hyarmendacil I | Atanatar II Alcarin | Narmacil I | Calmacil | Rómendacil II | Valacar | Eldacar | Castamir the Usurper | Eldacar (restored) | Aldamir | Hyarmendacil II | Minardil | Telemnar | Tarondor | Telumehtar Umbardacil | Narmacil II | Calimehtar | Ondoher | Eärnil II | Eärnur | Aragorn II Elessar | Eldarion |
References
- ↑ Letters 156 (156 To Robert Murray, S.J.), pg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Silmarillion, Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Silmarillion, Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "Rings" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Second Age"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter II: "The Shadow of the Past"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Second Age, "The Realms in Exile"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Second Age, "The Last Alliance"